St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-14
UNCLE SANS sOLONS.
The Senate Expected to Pass Two Import
ant Naval Measures During the
Present Week.
Van Wyck Doubly Anxious to Give the
People Chance to Vote Directly
for Senators.
The House Likely to Have Its Hands
Full for Some Days on Appro-
priatfon Bills.
Georgia Wants Representation in the
Commission Looking After In
terstate Commerce.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-In the senate
Immediately following the routine business
to morrow, Senator Cameron will ask that
his bill to increase the naval establishment
be taken up. If it passes without extended
debate, Senator Hale will probably call up
his bill, bearing substantially the same title.
during the morning hours of Tuesday or
Wednesday. These two measures are
parts of one general plan for increase of
the navy, the Cameron bill providing for
fast sea going cruisers and the Hale bill for
impregnable coast defense vessels or float
ing batteries. A portion of Wednesday
will be devoted to eulogies Of the late Sen
atOr Pike, of New Hampshire The ap-
preparations committee will probably have
one or more OF the three bills now before
it, viz, the military academy, District of
Columbia and agriculture, ready for con-
sideration by the senate on Thursday. and
it is not improbable that all three will be
reported and passed by the senate before
the end of the week. 1t is the purpose of
the friends of the
NICARAGUA CANAL. BILL
to bring up that measure as soon as possl-
bic after the Tehauntepec bill is disposed
of, and it is the purpose of Senator Hoar
to call up the Pacific railroads resolution
as soon as all opportunity occurs after Sen
dIOl NIL uClSOu lCGHIl. i EG TfGT dllu
harbor bill is likely to be reported by
Thursday or Friday but will probably not
be taken up until next week. During the
present week Senator Stanford will seek a
reason to call up for the purpose of SUBJ
mitting remarks on his bill Ito encourage
cooperation and to provide for the forma-
ton Of associations in the District of Co.
lumbia for the purpose of conducting any
lawful business and dividing the profits
among the different members thereof" and
Senator Van Wyck will for like purpose
seek an opportunity to cali up his resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition looking to the election of senators
by the people. Appropriation bills will
engrosS the
ATTENTION OF THE HOUSE
during the greater part Of this week. The
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill
may be passed to the exclusion of the
regular district day tomorrow, and in the
event of failure to secure consideration to-
morrow the bill will be called up Tuesday
The routine will be interrupted on WedneS-
day by the delivery of orations upon the
life and character of Gen. Logan. The
remainder of the week will probably be de-
voted to the consideration of the naval ap-
preparation bill, although the labor commit
tee may succeed in securing day for the
consideration of measures reported by that
committee. The following is the
status of the appropriation bills:
The army bill is law. The Indian,
sundry civil, pensions and postoffice bills
have passed both houses and now await
concurrence by the house in the senate
amendments or the adjustment of differ
ences by conference The river aud har-
Dor, military, academy, District of CoIum-
bia and agricultural bills have passed the
house and are in the hands of the senate
committees. The legislative, diplomatic
and consular and naval bills await the
action of the house. The deficiency and
Notifications (this years. bills are yet to be
reported by the house. Last years fortif-
cations bill is still in conference, with little
prospect of agreement.